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HTTP response code

As explained in The Well-Grounded Python Developer: How the pros use Python and Flask

An HTTP status code is a numeric response code indicating the outcome of an HTTP request.

An HTTP response code is a numeric signal describing how a web server handled a request. Reading it alongside the server log gives a quick check that the request reached the application successfully. section 6.4.2

A successful local request

After opening a Flask server at http://127.0.0.1:5000, the browser displays “Hello World!” and the terminal logs 200. Here, 200 means “OK”: the request was handled successfully. section 6.4.2

from flask import Flask      #1
 
app = Flask(__name__)        #2
 
@app.route("/")              #3
def home():                  #4
    return "Hello World!"

The route-connected Flask example provides the application endpoint that produces the successful response. section 6.4.2

How The Well-Grounded Python Developer: How the pros use Python and Flask covers it

How deep it goes
Defines the code and explains 200 as “OK,” without cataloging other response-code categories.
Examples
Uses a browser request to a local Flask route, a “Hello World!” response, and a terminal log ending in 200.
What it assumes
Assumes a running Flask application, a defined URL route, and basic ability to open the local server in a browser.
What you can do after
Evaluate whether a local Flask request was handled successfully by reading the browser result and server log.
How it connects
Connects HTTP requests with web servers, Flask routes, and event loops.

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